July 15, 201213 yr Author Madonna versus Westminster Council Madonna has yet to start before 10pm so far on this tour. Westminster council say the shows will be over by 10:30pm on Saturday night they cut the mics etc off by 10:40pm on Bruce Springsteen & Paul McCartney click out this link and video! http://wtvr.com/2012/07/15/plug-pulled-at-...artney-concert/
July 15, 201213 yr Author Birmingham Info.. The golden triangle competition is open to Legacy and live pass members who have tickets can enter. The ticket factory have stated these will be the times for the night: 6:00pm doors open 7:30-8:15pm Alesso 9:00-11:00pm Madonna
July 16, 201213 yr Author Tweets from Madonna's camp.. @adriengalo86: Good morning on the train to london!!! Thank you so much its crazy we are 13000 followers!! Feel lucky!!! @KileyDean: "Just arrived in London town. I love this place. Always something new everything I come here." @nickirichards: Waxing romantic in London Town. @nickirichards: London rain.
July 16, 201213 yr Author @SashaMallory: London town... I feel like an Olympian. It's kinda gloomy but I love this weather. @nicolewinhoffer: LONDON
July 16, 201213 yr Author Evening Standard: The singer, 53, is set to perform before 50,000 fans tomorrow night in her first appearance in England for four years. But she has been told not to over-run the 10.30pm curfew after the plug was pulled on Springsteen as he duetted with Paul McCartney in front of a sell-out 80,000-crowd on Saturday. John Probyn, chief operating officer of Live Nation, said: “It won’t happen again. We’ve had lengthy conversations with Madonna’s people. They contacted us. We’ve worked out with them what time she needs to go on stage to finish on time. That’s all in hand.” Asked whether the plug would be pulled on Madonna if she were to run over, Mr Probyn said: “Yes. We’d have no choice. We are effectively breaking the law if we carry on. There’s not a lot we can do. She will finish on time.” Westminster council today revealed it received one complaint about the noise from Springsteen’s gig on Saturday night, with a second yesterday. The council, which has cut the maximum number of concerts in Hyde Park from 13 to nine from next year, said Springsteen had not breached its 75 decibel maximum. Last night Paul Simon also stayed within the sound limit, though many concert goers complained the music was not loud enough — a complaint of many who attended the Springsteen gig. Police concerns about the need to evacuate the crowd via Hyde Park Corner were behind the decision to cut the sound before 10.40pm as Springsteen and McCartney sang Twist and Shout. Springsteen said “I’ve waited for this moment for 50 years” as he introduced the ex-Beatle to the crowd. Guitarist Steve Van Zandt tweeted afterwards: “Is there just too much fun in the world? We would have been off by 11 if we’d done one more. On a Saturday night! Who were we disturbing?” Rachel Gould, who Springsteen plucked out of the crowd to dance with him on Dancing in the Dark, said: “10.30pm is very early to end a gig. I was just really disappointed he didn’t get the chance to finish the set off. The last song is always where he thanks Clarence Clemons, who was his saxophone player.” Clemons died last year. Fan Adam Coulter said: “It seemed extraordinarily petty-minded. History was being made before our eyes. Bruce seemed so happy to be back in the UK. Is this going to make him think twice about coming back?” A Westminster spokeswoman said: “These time limits are a compromise between the interests of the organisers on one hand and local residents on the other, and are put in place for a reason — to get people out safely and to minimise disruption for residents.” Mark Field, Conservative MP for Cities of London and Westminster, said: “It’s a matter of getting the right balance. There have been a number of occasions where these concerts have over-run and I think it’s right that the organisers decided to put their foot down and pull the plug.”
July 16, 201213 yr Author Dear Guest We hope you’re looking forward to seeing Madonna in Hyde Park on Tuesday, we know we are! We’re writing to help you prepare for what to wear on the day. As you’ll know, the concert site is outdoors so open to the elements, and due to the recent inclement weather it is currently looking quite muddy. With that in mind it is worth wearing suitable footwear for the day. The main concert site would not currently be suitable for heels or open toed shoes and so it would be better to wear more sensible options. We look forward to seeing you in the Park! Kind regards Live Nation Experience
July 17, 201213 yr Author Finally can't believe the day has come! I'm in a queue now and there's quite a few fans here too!. About 14 hours to go lol. (I'm using my iPhone in case your wondering why I'm posting).
July 17, 201213 yr Author F****ng awesome show! Kylie and Guy Ritchie and a few other of M's friends were in the golden triangle!. Post more later or tomorrow.
July 17, 201213 yr Author F****ng awesome show! Kylie and Guy Ritchie and a few other of M's friends were in the golden triangle!. Post more later or tomorrow.
July 18, 201213 yr Author Seemed so strange her opening in broad day light but she had to I know, I think it would have benefited if it was darker to be honest but at least she didn't have the plug pulled highlights for me were Girl Gone Wild, Gang Bang, I Don't Give A, Express Yourself, Justify My love, Vogue, Candy Shop and Celebration. On the other hand some songs seemed to be very short anyway she was great. Birmingham should be better as it's in an arena. Anyone been to the nia recently?
July 18, 201213 yr Author First UK review: The Guardian By Neil McCormickLast Updated: 11:12PM BST 17/07/2012 Neil McCormick reviews US pop star Madonna's concert at Hyde Park, part of her MDNA Tour. No one pulled the plug on Madonna at Hyde Park. Well, Who would dare? Judging by the content of this show, she might garrotte, kick, shoot or whip any antagonist, then make a sanctimonious speech about world peace over their broken and bleeding body. It was a typically sensationalist and schizophrenic Madonna production, mixing sex, ultra violence, religion, kitsch and politics to bizarre but entertaining effect. It has been an interesting week of Hyde Park concerts, with big guns all impressing in very different ways. Springsteen did it with charisma, emotional content and dynamic rock power. Paul Simon did it with subtlety, detail and complex musical interplay. Madonna did it with lights, dancers, giant video screens, hydraulics, costume changes, flying drummers, tightrope walking, cheerleaders, a basque folk trio ... And music too. I have criticised Madonna in the past for an over reliance on backing tracks and backing singers to fill in the vocal gaps while she's doing her yoga moves. But amidst the autotuned super choreographed dance productions, the real highlight of this show was a stripped back version of Like A Virgin, performed to piano and violin in the style of Brechtian cabaret. Fragile and intense, it openly embraced the ever present subtext of her age, displaying a sexual vulnerability that was far more resonant and effective than her brief stint as a superannuated cheerleader during Gimme All Ure Luvvin. I honestly did not suspect she had that performance in her. It suggests that she might actually have somewhere creative to go as her pop appeal wanes. Her latest album, MDNA, has been a bit of a flop, in large part I suspect because she's trying too hard to keep up with the kids. Live she plays to different strengths, emphasising her showomanship with enough drama and spectacle to cover up the gap in class between her classic hits and rather more feeble recent stabs at electropop. The opening section is actually quite unpleasantly aggressive, particularly the blood spatter and multiple murders set piece for Gang Bang, although its hard to deny that aggression suits her. Madonna stomps around the set in black leather like an aging dominatrix, which is hard to equate with the love in at the end, with monks, Bhuddists and gospel singers joining in a happy clappy version of Like A Prayer. But Madonna makes no attempt at consistency. Perhaps that's part of her genius, everything and anything goes. During Express Yourself, she even threw in a few bars of Lady GaGa's 'Born This Way', then danced around singing "She's not me, she's not me." For sheer wacky mass pop entertainment, Madonna proved herself more than equal to the challenge of all her young pretenders.
July 18, 201213 yr I thought the crowd were really shit, they knew nothing from MDNA! Birmingham is going to be a thousand time better!
July 18, 201213 yr Author UK crowds are never the best. At least it will be inside tomorrow I can't wait, hopefully it's a lively crowd too.
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July 18, 201213 yr Absolutely brilliant show, I wasn't expecting it to be so stunning but she put so much energy and invention into the whole thing, I was enraptured the whole way through. 'Like A Virgin' and 'Like A Prayer' were the obvious highlights - never have I liked the former song so much, and her vocals! - but it was practically flawless. The crowd around us were a bit disappointing, agreed - me and my friend were the only ones jumping to 'I'm Addicted' in my general vicinity, but f*** that. What a moment. What a concert.
July 18, 201213 yr Author Birmingham tonight so can't wait!! Have a great time vibe and any one else going!.
